Svetski

Sharing this directly on Nostr. Let's hope it works this time.
This essay builds on the last one I wrote (As Nostr as Possible), but focuses specifically on some ‘sacred cows’ in the space whose time for slaying may have arrived.
It's not shitting on Nostr (far from it). It's about a different perspective and relationship to the protocol.
I hope this kicks off a few discussions.
#naddr1qv…tzpe
https://blossom.primal.net/b78abd3bd1f940a60b625237a43cf5f75db4b176add6b527ca3da14bb44cae3b.png
https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzq6ksswfdrw4r7mlh49qfu2k9u4zrtpextk955kquvpna3r4rq9vyqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqp7nn0wd68yt24decx7ur4d3shyt20wp5ku6t0deej6up4xd6xxwgmazesl

2025-03-14 15:37:48 GMT

The last six months have been full of learnings.
This most recent essay builds on the last one I wrote (As Nostr as Possible), but focuses specifically on some ‘sacred cows’ in the space whose time for slaying may have arrived.
You’ll see very quickly that I’m not shitting on Nostr (far from it).
This is about a different perspective and relationship to the protocol.
I hope this kicks off a few discussions.
https://open.substack.com/pub/futuresocial/p/nostr-unpopular-opinions?

2025-03-07 22:59:06 GMT

Think I’m going to turn this account into a building in public account.
I’ve never really been good at sharing things as I go, because I’m more of an introvert and generally like to work through things in private or with a small group of people.
Sure I can get on stage and give a talk or shill what I’m doing on a pod or network at an event - but that’s all very draining for me.
I’m also overly critical of my own work (whether that’s mine directly or the product of the team I’m working with). I’m a perfectionist at heart, so don’t like to share early.
That all being said - we’ve learned sooooo much in the last year, especially in the last 5/6 months.
We’ll be rolling a first actual public beta of @nprofile…kzde out in April. It’s the first time I’ve had enough confidence to do so with this product.
We are really trying to do something different. I don’t just want want to build a Twitter or Instagram clown with Zaps on Nostr. I want to create a whole new CATEGORY of product
It’s been a journey.

2025-03-02 22:21:18 GMT

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That can’t be real

2025-03-02 22:20:21 GMT

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Moron.

2025-03-02 14:15:43 GMT

Optimism is a performance-enhancing drug that's both legal and free.
While experts predicted failure, Sam Walton opened discount stores in small towns. When critics said 'too risky,' FedEx launched overnight delivery.
While pessimists write reports, optimists write history.
- Shane Parrish

2025-03-01 22:01:59 GMT

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Come to Floripa also !!

2025-03-01 21:58:38 GMT

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Let me know what you find!

2025-03-01 21:58:25 GMT

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Sorry was in the air for 15hrs.
Hmm.. I actually don’t know the answer to that question. You should try it and let me know what happens. Maybe the site will spontaneously combust 😂😂
Or maybe, it will just not show up anywhere so the only way to access it is via the link 🤷🏻‍♂️

2025-02-28 12:41:10 GMT

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Don’t be such a dork

2025-02-28 12:40:44 GMT

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Then we best prepare.
When good wins, it’s a good thing.
When bad wins, it’s a bad thing.

2025-02-28 11:52:57 GMT

Not all heroes wear capes
https://m.primal.net/POax.jpg

2025-02-28 11:52:02 GMT

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Not very well admittedly 😅
Still a work in progress.
Feedback much appreciated.
Been thinking about DMing a unique code / QR to nPubs when they RSVP for an event, or just have a tab on people’s profile page that shows which events they’re RSVP’s to.
Or maybe we just ask for an email and send a confirmation.
Have to figure it out still.
For now - it just shows your npub as “going”
(Check out some of the past events inside the Canggu and Uvita pages)

2025-02-28 09:31:14 GMT

Classic 😅
#nevent1q…573f

2025-02-28 09:30:21 GMT

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Not a clone. But @nprofile…2gjk does have Nostr calendar events as a standard.

2025-02-27 13:12:38 GMT

Bitcoin & Sushi
#singapore
https://m.primal.net/PNOQ.jpg

2025-02-27 13:09:02 GMT

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🎯

2025-02-27 13:08:45 GMT

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I just DM’d you ser

2025-02-27 13:07:01 GMT

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I only got one last night 😓

2025-02-27 07:07:50 GMT

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😂

2025-02-26 07:45:07 GMT

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I think so. But the one I build in Floripa will be better 😉

2025-02-26 05:06:04 GMT

Yep…
https://m.primal.net/PLiW.jpg

2025-02-24 15:14:21 GMT

New approach to building with Nostr. A little more practical, based on learnings we’ve had in recent times.
On Substack for now. Tried publishing on highlighter but not working. Will try again later.
https://open.substack.com/pub/futuresocial/p/as-nostr-as-possible-anap?

2025-02-24 08:48:59 GMT

Another one.
Was having dinner and he told me about some “bitcoin app for travelers” that he’d found out about when coming to Bali.
I asked… “it’s not called @nprofile…ydjs by any chance is it”
He goes “yeah that’s the one!”
Small world 😂😂
#nevent1q…u6ad

2025-02-24 01:25:18 GMT

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lol. ChatGPT can’t tell u shit about Spengler. It’s too liberal
When you’re ready to advance past kindergarten, I can send you a list of books written by real men.
Rothbard and crew are cute. But compared to giants like Spengler, Nietzsche, Evola, Junger - they’re little children

2025-02-24 01:23:56 GMT

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Both statements are accurate

2025-02-23 10:38:08 GMT

Standing desk for the day.
#bali
https://m.primal.net/PHyA.jpg
https://m.primal.net/PHyC.jpg

2025-02-23 10:37:24 GMT

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Look. I like Rothbard too.
But reality doesn’t agree.
Go read some Spengler

2025-02-23 07:56:39 GMT

Welcome to Nostr Bogdan!
You’ll find some of the best people from around the world on here.
#nostr - let’s give Bogdan a follow!
#nevent1q…4rsm

2025-02-23 07:51:31 GMT

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On the underside - can’t see it in the phot

2025-02-23 06:39:46 GMT

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I hadn't seen this! Beautiful.

2025-02-23 06:02:33 GMT

Post workout at the Timechamber.
Barramundi, shrimp, mushroom and pumpkin and cooked in butter.
https://m.primal.net/PHjy.jpg

2025-02-23 05:45:52 GMT

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Seed oil free?

2025-02-23 01:51:15 GMT

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Satlantis comes first man: The network of events, venues and people around the world that want to be parallel to the status quo.
Once that’s firing on all cylinders, I’ll move from cyberspace into meatspace.
Some big releases coming in the next couple months.

2025-02-23 01:47:31 GMT

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Thankyou my friend. Mission accomplished

2025-02-23 01:46:55 GMT

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🎯

2025-02-22 13:58:34 GMT

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Thinking even to do a few of them. Floripa, Costa Rica, Madeira, Salvador.
Set up a membership for guys to go between them

2025-02-22 13:57:49 GMT

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You never seen a “peace” sign ?

2025-02-22 13:08:46 GMT

Welcome to Nostr !!
Give this man a follow!
#nevent1q…usc5

2025-02-22 12:54:01 GMT

At the Bali Timechamber.
Eat. Train. Work. Sleep. Repeat.
https://m.primal.net/PGlC.jpg
https://m.primal.net/PGlD.jpg
https://m.primal.net/PGlE.jpg
https://m.primal.net/PGlH.mov

2025-02-21 10:39:08 GMT

Yep
https://m.primal.net/PFRA.jpg

2025-02-18 14:32:06 GMT

😂🎯
https://m.primal.net/PBfP.jpg

2025-02-18 02:30:06 GMT

Damn man. Wait until they learn about Nostr 😬😬
https://m.primal.net/PBDO.mov

2025-02-12 09:53:36 GMT

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Good questions. I think the metric must NOT be purely economic. If it does, you end up with a giant billboard / Legoland of sanitized efficiency. Zero culture. Zero life

2025-02-12 09:51:40 GMT

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🎯🎯🎯

2025-02-12 09:51:24 GMT

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Haha - I guess it is

2025-02-11 14:21:27 GMT

Came across this a few weeks ago.
Really made me think.
The way I read it is:
"What matters are the fruits borne of the political model or system of governance, not its name"
In other words, measure by results not by ideology.
This is of course easier said than done, because most results take decades or even centuries to realise.
But still.. Something to be learned here by all of us. There are some things which work in some places, but not in others. People and cultures vary.
Liberatarian-like principles might work in New Hampshire for example, but they likely will not work in Senegal or Borneo.
Food for thought..
https://m.primal.net/OayO.jpg

2025-02-11 09:34:07 GMT

Human beings are very adaptive, but change is usually gradual and slow, and sudden, radical change, is interpreted by the subconscious and the body as crisis and danger.
The world we live in is one of schizophrenic anxiety: everything is different, but at the same time, everything is boring and stagnant.
Your body tells you you are in crisis but your mind is bored. This makes the mind turn on you.

2025-02-08 15:15:45 GMT

Democracy, Mediocracy & Meritocracy = retarded.
Part 3 of the anti-freedom-maxi mini essays.
https://open.substack.com/pub/remnantchronicles/p/democracy-mediocracy?

2025-02-06 04:44:10 GMT

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Thankyou sir 🤝

2025-02-06 04:42:06 GMT

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You definitely should

2025-02-06 04:41:51 GMT

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🤝🤝 enjoy brother

2025-02-06 04:41:20 GMT

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Still???
Email me. Let’s get this tracked down.
Everyone’s book should’ve arrived by now

2025-02-06 04:40:49 GMT

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🤝

2025-02-05 15:02:04 GMT

The quantity of what you consume is just as important as the quality.
And it goes for both your mind and body..
Of course, it’s better to consume steak than it is to consume some industrial soy slop, but too much steak will give you the sweats and make you constipated
In the same way, we all know that consuming porn and mindless mainstream media will erode your brain, but few realise that consuming too much “useful” and “healthy” information will actually BLOAT your mind.
The best thing I’ve done for mental clarity is switching OFF and deleting all these apps from my phone (I post exclusively on my computer now).
By eliminating the input I was about to actually come up with original OUTPUT once again.
That doesn’t mean I don’t read or consume anything. I didn’t say fasting in perpetuity is a good idea. But production is more important than consumption - no matter how healthy what you’re consuming is.
This principles applies to both the body and the mind.
https://m.primal.net/OReU.jpg

2025-02-05 11:38:22 GMT

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Very cool!

2025-02-04 15:18:48 GMT

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🎯🎯🎯

2025-02-02 15:30:59 GMT

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☠️

2025-02-02 08:19:20 GMT

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This would be soooooo useful

2025-01-29 07:56:04 GMT

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We’re aligned for sure.
Didn’t get a chance to read it ?

2025-01-26 18:07:55 GMT

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Do it!
We’re still in the weeds building, but in the coming months, @npub15xd…t3l3 will have a pretty robust, Nostr-compatible reels feature.
Just getting other things (like events, merchant pages, city pages on web, etc) built out first.

2025-01-25 11:23:42 GMT

NASA’s DEI page, as of now.
Great sign.
https://m.primal.net/NzSr.jpg

2025-01-24 21:02:59 GMT

Bruh. Tell me you’re in Latin America without telling me you’re in Latin America.
Sunny all day. 15min of rain. Floods 😂
#florianopolis #floripa
https://m.primal.net/NyXv.mov

2025-01-24 14:50:35 GMT

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Nope. Substack is better than long form notes (for now)

2025-01-24 14:45:39 GMT

Part 2 of the freedom mini-essay series
Why anarcho-anything, while theoretically sound, is in practice naive.
https://open.substack.com/pub/remnantchronicles/p/anarcho-anything-is-a-vacuum?

2025-01-17 00:12:30 GMT

Freedom or Autonomy.
Which way?
In my personal journey away from freedom maximalism, I came to realize that freedom is not the right thing to prioritize or aspire to.
Like happiness, it’s a state we all value, but it’s not a purposeful end in itself. Freedom, much like happiness, is a byproduct—you don’t achieve it by chasing it directly. And just as happiness is more meaningful when earned, so too is freedom (and idea that likely already resonate with many of you).
What you may not have considered, however, is that freedom, like happiness, is a value not a vitrue. Values differ from virtues in that the former are passive while the latter are active.
The former are things you experience when you act in accordance with the latter. You experience happiness through making progress, just as you experience freedom through making choices (whether that choice is to take ownership and responsibility, or to let go and surrender).
This understanding led me to a deeper realization: freedom itself is almost a passive state, while agency and responsibility are active forces. You may value freedom, but attaining it requires deliberate action—action that demands responsibility and ownership.
This is where autonomy comes into the picture. Autonomy is conceptually a blend of freedom and responsibility. It is the ability (and freedom) to choose, combined with the courage (and responsibility) to own the consequences of those choices.
Full essay (short 3min read) here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/remnantchronicles/p/freedom-or-autonomy-which-way-sovereign?
(Would post on Nostr but highlighter won’t work 🙁)

2025-01-15 15:26:17 GMT

Accurate ?
https://m.primal.net/NhsN.jpg

2025-01-11 16:12:41 GMT

Nostr has lost the battle for censorship resistance.
While WE all know that Nostr is superior because it’s a protocol, people do NOT care enough. They are more interested in what’s written ON the box, not what’s necessarily inside the box.
The people who did care about “free speech” are now placated enough with Rumble for Video, X for short form, Substack for long form. With Meta now throwing their weight behind the movement, it’s game over for this narrative - at least for the foreseeable future.
There is no way Nostr as a brand can claim that space in people’s minds, especially against multiple established brands.
That ‘censorship resistance’ and ‘free speeech’ ships have sailed (even though they were fake), and the people who cared enough boarded.
The normies who never cared, still don’t care, or they found their way to the anti-platforms, like Threads, BlueSky or Pornhub.
The small minority of us still here on Nostr…are well…still here. We’re building, which is great - that MUST happen before anything else.
But if the goal is to grow the network effect here and bring in more people, then we need to find a new angle. Something more compelling that is a “running towards” value, not a “running away from” value.
I’m not 100% sure what that is. My instinct is that a “network of incredible applications”, that don’t necessarliy or explicitly brand themselves as Nostr, but have it under the hood is the right direction, but it needs more experimentation. Also needs more really well-build apps for non-sovereignty minded people (especially content creators) and people who don’t necessarly care about the reasons Nostr was first built.
We’ve been working away at this Satlantis thing for almost a year now and it’s coming along - albeit WAY slower than I would’ve liked. We’ve made a whole bunch of mistakes and at times I feel like a LARP considering the state of non-delivery.
BUT…we made some big changes in the last 2mths since missing a couple key deadlines, and I’m pretty confident we’ll have something cool to show in a month or two.
Let’s see if this approach starts to bring new interest andn activity here. Or if I’m full of shit. Either way, I’m going to keep looking for a better ngle than “free speech” because I no longer think that’s a battle we can win (we can come back and fight that battle when the time is more right, and when the winds have shifted in our favor once more).
https://m.primal.net/NcCH.jpg

2025-01-05 20:38:55 GMT

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🔥🔥🔥
Small note - a week or two later is a better time for people’s flights & accommodation

2025-01-01 13:44:38 GMT

Here goes page one
https://m.primal.net/NNlY.jpg

2024-12-30 20:11:09 GMT

🎯
https://m.primal.net/NLqL.jpg

2024-12-11 23:02:36 GMT

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This is the conversation everyone hates Svetski for 😂😂
Well done. More of this is required

2024-12-10 12:08:20 GMT

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Yeah you need to be careful:
1. You HAVE to buy 99.99% pharmaceutical grade MB
2. You should not take it every day
3. You should cycle it every 3 months
4. You should keep the general daily dose low and sensible

2024-11-30 14:49:35 GMT

Green lines on point. As usual.
https://m.primal.net/Mksq.jpg

2024-11-27 01:33:55 GMT

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Is there a way to automatically send the digital file when a purchase is made so this is all done on auto pilot ?

2024-11-27 00:19:18 GMT

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Yes sir I am.
Auditioning voice actors now.
Will likely record in Jan and release in Feb

2024-11-27 00:18:47 GMT

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Damn. I had no idea. Dont know where they went and don’t have notification. @npub16dh…0nkq - where do I look for details ?

2024-11-23 17:51:52 GMT

Butter is a superfood!
Follow @npub1gsc…tpjp for more cool food & health content
https://m.primal.net/MfOl.mov

2024-11-14 09:17:35 GMT

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Really?
You didn’t read the part CLEARLY written on the geyser checkout where I said:
“Geyser does not support variable shipping so I’ll email you about it later”
If you wanted shipping too, I ran a kickstarter that had a shipping option to pay altogether.
In the end it actually worked out cheaper on geyser anyway, with the two payments.
Regarding not using Lightning, I am travelling and no time to hook up a node to btcpay server. If you wanted Lightning, there’s a thing called nostr where u can zap me and then put it in the survey.
Problem solved.
Dont get knickers up in a twist without first thinking a little

2024-11-14 01:04:44 GMT

Whelp…it got taken down on Medium after a few hours 😂
Now you know it’s worth reading! https://image.nostr.build/c0990184228b0932ed051fbbf7650b6b0db602e7e60219bd911734c1897efbb9.jpg #note16e2…mgts

2024-11-11 23:42:00 GMT

Mood
https://m.primal.net/MASL.mov

2024-11-11 00:34:44 GMT

It’s true 😆
https://m.primal.net/LzNR.jpg

2024-11-07 12:31:54 GMT

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Very cool!
Great name also

2024-11-06 14:23:00 GMT

A new chapter begins
https://m.primal.net/Lucc.jpg

2024-10-31 01:06:26 GMT

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Fucking legend

2024-10-22 13:03:13 GMT

Excellent argument against the “free market of ideas”
https://open.substack.com/pub/oldbooksguy/p/in-defense-of-echo-chambers?

2024-10-15 01:21:37 GMT

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Make it happen !!

2024-10-13 20:51:34 GMT

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I’d love to send you a copy of The Bushido of Bitcoin

2024-10-13 20:50:30 GMT

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Bom dia tudo bem!
Good to see you here amigo.

2024-10-07 19:05:17 GMT

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A powerful and profound burden to bear

2024-10-05 20:28:31 GMT

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@npub1dww…pdnf @npub1sy7…2srx 👀

2024-10-05 18:08:21 GMT

New “building in public” blog: Social 2.0
What is Social 2.0?
If Social 1.0 was about billion+ user platforms that transformed into algorithmically driven dopamine monsters, Social 2.0 is an opportunity to build something new and more intentional.
It’s a second chance to build a social layer for the web.
The Social 2.0 era will be marked by the rise of many different niche and micro social networks, each with a core focus or specialty domain.
It will also likely be developed atop a global, open, identity protocol - the leading candidate which I believe is NOSTR - where users own their content, data, followers and identity.
Full intro piece below.
Subscribe on Substack for now.
I will bring it over to Nostr of course, when @npub1l2v…ajft gets Highlighter working properly 😉
https://open.substack.com/pub/futuresocial/p/authentic-intelligence-becomes-social?r=1daig&utm_medium=ios

2024-10-03 14:06:59 GMT

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Well done

2024-10-02 16:16:49 GMT

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Well by this logic, it means we’re likely to have the opposite (ie; worst) October in history

2024-10-01 20:14:21 GMT

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You can establish the city on Satlantis, as an ambassador. DM and @npub1693…4j0c will help

2024-09-30 15:14:12 GMT

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I guess it will depends on the dates.
Ping @npub1hz5…tysa

2024-09-30 14:28:55 GMT

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@npub1rtl…jtfs - this is what I DM’s you about. Your support would go a long way. Look into it when you have 5min

2024-09-30 14:28:00 GMT

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The guys have done an awesome job setting up @npub1h5e…cdg7

2024-09-30 14:03:20 GMT

I’m really happy to see this coming together and the community get behind it.
Derek & @npub1hqa…t56s with the support of myself & @npub16c0…6nvr put in a huge effort to get the first “Nostr Booth” done @npub167n…zu3r earlier this year and it was a huge success.
This is chapter 2, and it’s an entire initiative involving:
- 3 conferences in 3 cities over 3 weeks
- 3 full “Nostr days” on the day after each event
- Getting the actual organisers onto Nostr, and have them use it to post updates & activity + encouraging attendees to get on to stay up to date.
- A bunch of cool merch
- Loads of material for @npub1lel…kvyz's new Nostr Film
This is going to be absolutely EPIC, and if you’re reading this, please support. This is a community initiative, which many have contributing to so far, but AFAIK, it’s only 40% of the way there.
I’ve put up personally, and also from @npub15xd…t3l3 considering it’s a Nostr business.
Well done on the hustle so far @npub1hz5…tysa
#note1zvg…ly3q